Hello, my name is Devan Cooney and I am the music teacher at Monrovia Elementary!

I attended Anderson University for my Bachelor's degree in Music Education. While at Anderson, I sang in the Anderson University Chorale and performed in several musicals and operas, including She Loves Me and Little Women. I enjoyed my scholarly classes as well, with Music Theory and Music History among my favorites. I feel incredibly blessed by my experience at Anderson, and am proud to be an AU Raven!

Besides my musical endeavors, I love to travel and hope to begin travelling the world over summer breaks and bringing songs, dances and instruments back to share with my students. I love serving on mission trips, with my favorite thus far being my trip to Kolkata, India in 2013. There, I worked in Mother Teresa's Home for Children (Shishu Bhavan), and was blessed by the smiles and laughter of those children.

Other passions I have include hiking, camping, horseback riding, drawing, reading and playing with my Border Collie/Lab puppy, Kiara.